PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The Provincial TB Control Programme has detected 7,816 cases in the province in the second quarter of the current year, officials said.

The patients would be provided free diagnosis and treatment for eight consecutive months under the DOTS (directly-observed treatment short course) at the district level offices.

Officials said that 6,245 patients had been registered in the first quarter of this year.

They said that 1,536 patients (897 females and 639 males) had been registered in five quake-hit districts in the second quarter of the current year. During the first quarter, the officials said, 1,090 cases had been registered in these districts.

A breakdown of the figures shows that in Abbottabad there were 509 patients, in Mansehra 492 patients, in Shangla district 294 patients, in Battagram 107 patients and in Kohistan district 134 patients.

EPI WORKERS: Director General Health Services NWFP Dr Jalilur Rehman has directed the workers of the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) to work with commitment and team spirit for effective immunisation.